Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement

Services

Teaching & Learning Workshops

Workshop Registration

Professional Development Report

Awards and Grants

Teaching and Learning Resources

Welcome to the Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement (OTLA). OTLA coordinates professional development activities for faculty members and provides instructional design consultation and pedagogical support for both on-campus and distance education courses. The office also serves as a liaison between faculty members and various instructional support services on campus, helping individuals and units identify their needs and assembling appropriate support teams to meet those needs. OTLA serves the university mission for teaching by supporting faculty and programs in developing innovative and effective approaches to teaching through careful consideration of pedagogy and technology.

This website will provide you with information about our programs and services. If you have any questions, or if we can be of any service to you, please contact our office at 285-1763.

New Faculty Programs and Resources
Just as Ball State University provides special programs to incoming freshmen, OTLA recognizes the need for special resources and programs tailored to the unique needs of new faculty members ("Alphas"). MORE...

New Faculty Mentoring Guide
Mentoring new faculty members is a vital part of faculty development at Ball State University. This page provides suggestions and resources for both mentors and their protégés. MORE...

Midterm Feedback Service
OTLA will facilitate an in-class discussion with your students to help you gather feedback about your course and teaching. MORE...

Teaching & Learning Workshops
OTLA offers a variety of workshops each semester designed to help BSU faculty members enhance their teaching through the exploration of new approaches and techniques. MORE...

Teaching Technology
Ball State University provides a wide variety of teaching technology options for its faculty. The links on this page provide information and resources for a number of those technologies. MORE...

Mediasite Information
Mediasite is a presentation recording technology that Ball State University has adopted for use in both distance education and on-campus courses. MORE...

Teaching and Learning Resources
Online and library resources about teaching in higher education. MORE...

Awards and Grants
The Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement sponsors and/or administratively supports various grant and award programs that recognize and promote excellence in teaching at Ball State University. MORE...

Distance Education Support
OTLA offers instructional design support for faculty members who are developing distance education courses for BSU. MORE...

Resources and Contacts
OTLA provides a number of resources and facilities for use by BSU faculty and staff, including confrerence rooms and electronic classrooms. MORE...

What's New

Fall Workshop Schedule
The Fall 2009 workshop schedule is now available. To see listing, click on the "Teaching and Learning Workshops" link to the left. Register on the Workshop Registration page.

Welcome New Faculty!
We work hard each fall to offer valuable programs and resources for our newest faculty colleagues. See the New Faculty Page for details.

Mentor Resources
With the help of faculty across campus, we have created resources to help those who are mentoring our new faculty. Visit the Mentoring Guide to see these materials, including a checklist of recommended discussion points.

OTLA-sponsored events

November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009
Using i>Clicker Software to Collect and Manage Data

December 2009

Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Using i>Clicker Software to Collect and Manage Data

Tuesday, December 01, 2009
UCC-21 Tier 3 Proposal Writing Workshops- FALL 2009

Thursday, December 03, 2009
UCC-21 Tier 3 Proposal Writing Workshops- FALL 2009